Sail On Chords

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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author rikigo [a] 3,377. Last edit on Jun 14, 2017

Chords

D
G
C/G

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Song:     Sail On
Artist:   Free
Album:    Free At Last, 1972 & 2002
URL:      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfS2Tw_0WiY
          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_at_Last_(Free_album)
Tempo:    3|4
Tuning:   Standard
 
Chords:
          EADGBe
D         XX0232
G         320003
C/G       332010
 
 
[Intro]
D           D
(No lyrics) Humm-mm-m.
 
 
[Verse 1](Piano & Tambourine, over)
D
Sail on my brother,
        G           D
Sail on through the ni-ght.
D
Sail on my sister,
        G           D
Sail on through the ni-ght.
 
 
[Chorus 1](Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)
C/G         G             D
Beaut-iful, as the day is long,(Yeah)
C/G         G             D
Beaut-iful, as the day is long.
 
 
[Verse 2](Guitar, Drums, Piano, Bass & Tambourine)
D
Sail on your troubles,
        G            D
Sail on through your doubts.(Oh yeah)
D
Sail on your worries,
         G                   D
Sail on, soon you'll work it out.(Oh yeah)
 
 
[Chorus 2]
C/G         G             D
Beaut-iful, as the day is long,
C/G         G             D
Beaut-iful, as the day is long.
 
 
[Verse 3]
D
I've always been a believer,
 
In the good things of life.(Oh yeah)
 
But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,
    C/G               G                D
And they don't always seem to turn out right.(Oh yeah)
C/G                          G                D
They don't always (hmm-mm-m) seem to turn out right.
 
 
D  D
(Oh, Sometimes they do!)
 
[Instrumental Riff](Keyboards, over)
D  D
 
 
[Verse 4]
D
I've always been a believer,
 
In the good things of life.
 
But they don't all come wrapped in cellophane,
    C/G               G                D
And they don't always seem to turn out right.
 
 
[Verse 5 & Coda]
D
No, no, no,
C/G               G                D
They don't always seem to turn out right,(Lo-lo, Lord knows)
C/G               G                D
They don't always seem to turn out right.
C/G
Sometimes they do not,
G           C/G       G            D
Humm-mm-m, (no lyric) Sail-ail on, Humm-mm-m,(Bass accent, out)
 
Sail, Sail on.(Slow to Fade Out)
 
 
[End]
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